Interfaith Marriage

What is your opinion on interfaith marriage? Would you marry someone not of your own religion, or would you encourage/support your children partnering with someone of a different faith? I don't mean Baptists marrying Lutherans, but Christians marrying Muslims, Buddhists marrying Wiccans, etc?

If your religion has made mention of this, would you please cite it? Thanks!

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“Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I think interfaith marriage is workable but the two individuals would need to communicate quite a bit before tying the not. My wife is a Christian and I'm a Deist [not too drastic but definitely differing beliefs] and we do pretty good....I listen to her beliefs and she shares hers. I don't stop the children from going to Bible camp because I want them to get a chance to learn about their mother's belief system. It really comes down to the individuals and what they're willing to comprimize and how well they're willing to communicate.

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Out of curiosity, what is a Deist?

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“Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Someone who believes in a Universal supreme power, a Creator...but one that does not interfere with the affairs of mankind.
Here is an excerpt from Deism.com:

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The following quote from Thomas Jefferson points us in a direction free of the confusion of priest-craft and revealed religion:

"I hold (without appeal to revelation) that when we take a view of the universe, in its parts, general or particular, it is impossible for the human mind not to perceive and feel a conviction of design, consummate skill, and indefinite power in every atom of its composition. The movements of the heavenly bodies, so exactly held in their course by the balance of centrifugal and centripetal forces; the structure of the Earth itself, with its distribution of lands, waters and atmosphere; animal and vegetable bodies, examined in all their minutest particles; insects, mere atoms of life, yet as perfectly organized as man or mammoth; the mineral substances, their generation and uses, it is impossible, I say, for the human mind not to believe, that there is in all this, design, cause and effect, up to an ultimate cause, a Fabricator of all things from matter and motion, their Preserver and Regulator, while permitted to exist in their present forms, and their regeneration into new and other forms. We see, too, evident proofs of the necessity of a superintending power, to maintain the universe in its course and order."

Because Deism is based on nature, the laws of nature, and the creation, it is a natural religion as opposed to revealed or man-made artificial religion.

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Ahhh...sounds very interesting!

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“Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

As far as I know, it is strongly suggested against in the Christian belief. But, when it comes to personal opinion, I have to agree with Routerider. A doctor I work for is Jewish, his wife is Catholic, I believe. They have two children and they celebrate all holidays, both Christian and Jewish, which I think it is a great idea, it starts kids on diversity early on.

Perhaps for some religions, but not for a Christian. That relationship will not work within the confines of Bible. God's ways can not strive with man's.

Even if the relationship holds, there is a great price to pay for the Christian, because he has sacrificed His relationship with God for an unholy person, who naturally,is not in tune with God and His ways. Satan will surely use the non-believer to attempt to pull the believer away from God. We as Christians are to be wise in our dealings with non-believers; otherwise we are likely to compromise our fellowship with God.

I support any marriage that is based on love. Something as trivial as religion should not play into it.

I can understand your stance, but religion is not the issue of a Christian, because that is not the basis of our relationship with God. It has to do with our spiritual relationship with God only.

I wouldn't marry a fundamentlist because I have found I hate most fundamintilst as much as they hate infidels...

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